The articles I'll be referring to can be found here:
Fox News
Kotaku
The first article is the original Fox News article referring to how video games are a menace (a commonality in Fox News) and how they're corrupting the youth of America. The second is from Kotaku, a useful if mediocre video game-centered news source.
This is probably best connected to Jenkins' Convergence Culture article in the way that popular culture is being linked with the public sphere. Likewise, the struggle of traditional media (in this case, Fox News) to oppose that swing toward popular culture.
Fox News' approach to this segment is poorly done in the sense that it deals with vague information, instead relying on a pathos-centered approach: Halo 4 is released on election day; Video games are bad for you. Therefore, Halo 4 will make you not vote.
The last line reads: "(and if you live in the US, don't forget to vote!)"
This facet is essentially another chapter in the method that video games serve as an exemplar of one sphere of popular culture being harnessed for use in the public sphere. This is particularly similar to how Xbox Live broadcast all of the Presidential debates. While true that some of the on-air questions posited by Microsoft in an apparently half-assed attempt to involve its users could use some ironing out, the tendency and the attempt are there which can only pave the way for more attempts down the line.
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